Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood may finally become a district | Business [Video]

Mexico City Lounge has been a staple of Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood long before Coors Field was built two blocks away. Owners throughout its 65 years in business have watched the area go through many seasons.

But business leaders and others, including the restaurant’s owner, said they are tired of sitting in the dugout.

They want to take more control of Ballpark’s future amidst years of frustrations with city management.

Their proposed solution? A taxing district whose revenue would be used directly to improve the area. 

Next week, members of the community will try again to convince City Council to allow Ballpark residents to vote on becoming an official tax district, pointing to the area’s needs, which they said have grown during the pandemic.

“It’s always sort of been a challenging area,” Mexico City Lounge’s Owner Candice Pineda said. “COVID is when it really kind of got worse.”

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